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By Ginger Bailey, RDN CD What is NAFLD? Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) occurs when excess fat cells build up in the liver. The liver normally contains some fat, but if the liver becomes more than 5-10% fat, then it is termed “fatty liver”, or in medical jargon, “steatosis”. Who is at risk for […]
Read moreIntroducing the Liver: Your Body’s Second Largest Organ Your skin is the largest organ of your body. Did you know that your liver is the second largest? That makes it the largest solid internal organ you have, weighing in at 3-3.5 pounds. It is located underneath your ribs, lungs, and diaphragm, and on top of […]
Read moreBy R. Kyle Barnett, MD Abnormal liver tests occur in approximately 3-5% of pregnant women. For some women, test results that would otherwise suggest liver or gallbladder dysfunction in a non-pregnant woman may, in fact, be normal in a pregnant woman. Abnormal test results should be evaluated by a specialist since some diseases, newly diagnosed […]
Read moreLiver Cirrhosis is a dangerous, sometimes deadly, disease caused by various risk factors. According to the American College of Gastroenterology liver cirrhosis affects approximately 5.5 million people in the United States, causing 26,000 deaths each year. It is among the top ten killers of adults age 25-64. What is Cirrhosis? Chronic liver injury eventually causes […]
Read moreBy Christopher S. Cutler, M.D. The American Cancer Society estimates that 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with liver cancer this year, and 28,000 will die from this disease. But routine screening of the general population is not recommended. So who should be screened? The following people should be screened for liver cancer: All people with […]
Read moreby Dr. Steven Desautels This blog is intended to be an introduction to hepatitis with an emphasis on some of the more common causes. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It can broadly be differentiated into acute (<6 months) or chronic. 1. ACUTE HEPATITIS Acute hepatitis may be accompanied by fatigue, […]
Read moreHow does a healthy diet help your liver wellness? For your liver to function well, it requires eating a healthy diet. An unhealthy diet can lead to liver disease. Eating lots of fatty foods puts you at higher risk of being overweight and having a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. If you have liver disease, eating […]
Read moreFor patients with chronic liver disease, getting another acute disease such as hepatitis, influenza, or pneumococcal pneumonia may be more serious than for people without underlying liver disease. Therefore, immunization against these diseases is very important. Patients with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease, hemochromatosis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, […]
Read moreHepatitis C is a virus which may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer if left untreated. It is the leading reason for liver transplantation in the United States. There are 3.2 million people in the U.S. infected with this virus, and 50% of those people do not even know they have it. Most of the […]
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